Despite its retro packaging, Sazerac is a modern rye in the best sense. It is richly flavourful but also tempered enough to enjoy straight. Sazerac The flavour is crisp and clear, with wheatgrass, ginger and white pepper forward, Sazerac solidly supported with sugar and smoke.A Kentucky straight rye whiskey made of at least 51% rye grain and aged for Sazerac 6 years in new charred American oak barrels. Bottled at 90 proof. Orange zest, Sazerac clove and dried dark fruits on the nose Sazerac.